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James Adams notes in his book, Conceptual Blockbusting, various reasons blocks occur include fear of taking a risk, "chaos" in the pre-writing stage, judging versus generating ideas, an inability to incubate ideas, or a lack of motivation.

Scholars though various case studies and outside observation have uncovered a different treatment to battle this phenomenon called The Brand Emotions Scale for Writers (BESW). Developed and proven by Jack L. Powell and Alice G. Brand, the BESW uses notation like "orthogonal rotation" to uncover the different sections of writing and how could it be stalled.

While Downey purposes that he is basing his approach in practical concerns, his concentration on right brain techniques speaks to cognitive theory approach similar to Rico's and a more practical advice for writers to approach their writer's block.

Professionals who have struggled with the affliction include authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joseph Mitchell, comic strip cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, and songwriter Adele. Research concerning this topic was done in the late 1970s and 1980s.